Liam Halligan

Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson speak to the Tory leadership contender at the party’s conference in Birmingham

The prospect of energy shocks and resurgent inflation risk painting the Chancellor into a corner

With geopolitical tensions escalating there is talk of $100-a-barrel oil, which will do little for balance sheets

Diplomatic frostiness is now seriously impacting business – as David Lammy is finding out

The JCB chairman on steering his business to success, what needs to be in the Budget, and why he won’t rule out the return of Boris Johnson

The ex-Tory leader has a worthy successor snapping at her heels to unleash financial meltdown

“A nation trying to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket trying to lift himself up by the handle.” It's a gag Winston Churchill used often – and it hasn't worn with age.

High tax, high spending, high borrowing are milestones on the road to chaos

The US economy grew solidly in the third quarter, ahead of the presidential election this Tuesday, continuing to outperform other major Western economies.

The former president is riding a populist wave driven by discontent over higher prices – yet his policies would only exacerbate them